Signaling means.



. L. ALLEN..

' SIGNALING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28. 1911;.

Patented Mar. 4, 1919 W. L. ALLEN.

SIGNALING MEANS.

APPLICATION men FEB. 28. 19-18.

Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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0F JACKSONVILLE, FLORID A.

' SIGNALING MEANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

Application and February as, 1918. Serial No. mar a.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LOOMIS AL- LEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signaling Means, of which the followin'gis a specification.

This invention relates to signaling means, and more particularly to an indicating mechanism especially adapted for use in connection with automobiles and similar vehicles.

objects of the invention is to provide a signaling means of simple construction and operation which may be readily applied to an automobile of standard construction. A further object is to provide a signaling means of very simple and eifi-' cient operation which may small cost. Another object is to provide a signaling means consisting, essentially of a casing and a cylinder rotatably mounted therein, the casing having a transparent pane or closure member and the cylinder being provided suitable indicating marks on its peripheral surface. A further objectis to provide a casing and, a cylinder related in the manner set forth, the transparent closure member, being secured to the manner as to permit the ready removal thereof while. insuring a tight closure between this member and the cylinder so as to exclude dust, grit and other foreign material from the casing. Further objects will appearfrom the detailed description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of a signaling device constructed in accordance with my invention as applied to an automobile.

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the signaling device proper.

Fig. 3 is an end view.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the indicating disk and operating lever.

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the casing.

Fig. 6 is a similar view of the cylinder.

Fig. 7. is a fragmentary section through the casing.

The signaling device, broadly stated, comprises a casing in which is rotatably mounted a cylinder, this cylinder being provided with suitable indications on its peripheral surface, which are adapted to be moved into alinement with a transparent closure member interposed in the casing, the cylinder being readily removable from the casing for repairs or so as to permit the insertion of a new cylinder. The casing 1 is of cylindrical shape, being formed from sheet metal of suitable gage. This casing is provided with a relatively broad slot extending the full length thereof. This slot is closed by means of a transparent closure member 2, of such width and length as to project beyond the edges of the slot in the casing, which terposed between the outer surface of the slot in the cylinder and-the rectangular securing frame 3 which may also be formed of sheet metal. The side bars 3 of frame 3 are each provided, on its inner face, with a packing strip of felt or other suitable material. Similar packing strips 4 are secured to the outer each side of the openings. -These packing strips cooperate with the packing strips carried by the side bars 3 of the frame 3 to form a tight closure about the edge portions of the transparent closure member 2, thus effectually excluding all entry of dust or other foreign material into the casing 1 about the sides of this frame.

A closure disk 5 is secured in one end of casing 1. This disk is provided atits center with an inwardly extending stud bolt 6 secured therein. This bolt fits into one end of the cylinder? which is mounted in the casing, this cylinder corresponding in length with the interior of the casing, approximately. This cylinder is provided, at its other end, with a stud shaft 8 secured at the center thereof and disposed in axial alinement with stud bolt 6. A double or two-grooved pulley 9 is mounted on stub shaft 8 and secured thereto by a set screw 10 threaded through the sleeve 11 of the pulley. This pulley acts to prevent the removal of the end disk 12 through which the stub shaft 8 is loosely inserted. This end disk fits snugly in the other end of the casing 1 so as to form a closure member therefor. The end of frame 3 adjacent the end of the casing in which di tightly secured in positi securing band 13 which end of the cy vided with alined 0 securing bolt 15 on 16. By this mean tightlyabout the cy secure the end of other end of frame the cylinder by a b also serving to fore into tight en a surface of dis the casing. Sui

vided at each end, 0 the end bars thereo and disks 5 and 12, means, the transpare secured to;the casi movable therefro one end of; this memb cure the cylinder withi manner as to permit re drawal of the same th desired to remove the a new cylinder, this In plished by slightly loo out'the necessit detaching e transparent band has bee may be readi inder to be reinserted be substitute may be readily removed by loosening the set scre ting removal of disk 12 pulley being secured on t new cylinder which is The securing hands out a bracket plate 1 is of wh 20, to secure arm 19, t cured to a suita means of the bracket III is prov markings Stop, will be obvious th in the desired dir eral designations ment with the openings 5, the ban linder so as frame 3 th 3 is similarly secured to shaft 25. ThlS pulley is of such diameter,

and 17, this latter band that, when it is turned so as to bring the e the end 14 of the casing handle 28 into register with any of the indigement with the peripheral cations on the disk 24, if a cable is passed 0 12 thus securing the disk in about this pulley and pulley 9, the cylinder packing strips are pro- 7 will be rotated such a distance as to disthe frame 3 between play the corresponding indication through f and bands 13 and 17 the transparent closure member 2. In prac- By this tice, I prefer to use two signaling devices, 35 member is b one at the front, and the other at the back o as to be readily reof the automobile, the signaling'devices bee means for securing ing connected by a common cable 28 which er also serving to seis passed about the pulley 27. By turning 11 the casing in such a the handle 26 a driver of an automobile. will 9e ady insertion or with display a signal at each end of the vehicle erefrom. When it is so as to indicate clearly to vehicles in front cylinder, or to insert and-in back of him in which direction he is y accomcontemplating turning, if he wants to made 17, witha turn, or what other action he is going to as 4 or completely ta e.

me for the To insure proper operation of the indicat- When this ing means described, I provide means wherened, the disk 12 by the cable 28 may be maintained under permitting the cylconstant tension so as to properly grip the of the casing and pulley 9. For this purpose, a bolt 29 is r a new cylinder to interposed'in the cable, this bolt being inatter case pulley 9 serted through the cross bar of a stirrup 30 from stud shaft 8 which is secured to one end of the cable, a

w 10, thus permitsimilar stirrup 31 being secured to the other 106 shaft, the end of the cable and receiving the shank of aft of the -the bolt'on which is threaded a nut 32 pocasing. sitioned adjacent the inner face of the crossso pass bar of the stirrup 31.. By threading this nut et plate on to the bolt, the cable may be tensioned as being curved to described.

ng 1 To render the signal given readily visible Plate 18 is pro at night, I provide means whereby a light n off-set arm 19 may be supported adjacent the transparent uring bolts closure member 2. A spring clip is seh bolt so as cured on the casing l and is adapted to rearm 22, to ceive a socket 33 which supports a lamp 34:

2 being sea having the reflecting hood 35. This chp is upporting base 23. B so positioned that the lamp is above and in rm, the casfront of the closure member 2, the light rays the'body of being reflected directly on to this member respectively ay be readil sening band y of removing ither end of fra closure membe n slightly loose ly removed, be drawn out thereinto, o d. In the I placed in the 13 and 17 al 8. This brack areuate cross section correspond with the curvat so as to fit snugly thereon. vided, at each side, with a ich is apertured to recei a nut 2 being threaded on cac ne end of a bracket er end of arm 2 ure of casi plate and a g may be readily secured to the vehicle in any desired posit peripheral surface of th ided with a plurality or indications th sk is mounted is is positioned the transparent closure member on by means of a 2, so as to be easily visible. To effect this re is passed about'thesult, I provide the indicating disk 24 which This band is provided may be mounted on the steering standard gral outwardly diof the automobile with the device in use, or 70 ese two cars are proin any other suitable position so as to be penings which receive a readily accessible. A stub shaft 25 is insertwhich is threaded a nut ed through the center of the disk 24, and-a d is secured suitable operating handle 26 is secured to o releasably the outer end of this stub shaft. A grooved 75 The pulley 27 is secured on the inner end of the thus rendering the signals given easily e cylinder 7 Visible.

of suitable What I claim is: v

ereon such as In a signaling device of the character and Left? ning the cylinder in one end thereof, a cyl nder rotatably any one of the sevmounted in said casing and provided in one brought into alineend with an outwardly projecting stub shaft,

in frontbf which a closure diskloosely mounted on said stub It described, a cylindrical casing, a disk secured shaft and adaptedto fit in the other end of I In testimony whereof I afiix my-signature said casing so asto close thie sa1]IO1e,ha Rulley. in presence of two witnesses; 4 I

demountablysecured to sai stu s :1 out- 4 side of the second mentioned disk, and means WILLIAM Looms ALLEN 5 for releasably securing the closure disk car- Witnessesz;

ried by said stub shaft in the other end of LYNCH T. W000,

thecasing. FRANK ROGERS. 

